GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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WordMeaning
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
procurementthe act or process of procuring
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
philanthropistone who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)